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by Adam Kromer, from his
website.
The Oct 99 issue of "Air Forces Monthly" clearly shows the new Polish
Air & Air Defense Forces ensign (like the state ensign, with the AF
roundel in the upper hoist), flying above a military airfield.
David C. Fowler, 11 Oct 1999
![[Flag of Airfields and Military Landing Zones of Polish Navy]](../images/p/pl-aml.gif)
by Adam Kromer, from his
site.
![[Air Force Ensign]](../images/p/pl-airfe.gif)
by Graham Bartram, 10 November 1997, from his
site, touched up by Antonio Martins, 27 Feb 2001
According to the Ordonnance of the National Defense Minister dated 29
January 1996, relative to the use of symbols of armed forces of the Polish
Republic and to other symbols used in the armed forces of the Polish Republic,
this is the flag of the airports (of the landing grounds) of the military
forces. The "roundel" is officially called (in French) "Échiquier d'aviation"
(airforce chessboard?). This flag flies and must be lowered near the commanding
office of the permanent and provisory military airports (landing grounds).
There is also a similar flag for the navy: (flag for the airports (landing
grounds) of the navy). It is the same but with a white anchor under the
chessboard on the red stripe. The anchor has a white rope with it. The
ratio length anchor:width flag is 2:5. This flag flies near the commanding
offices of the permanent or provisory airports (landing grounds) of the
navy.
Source: Moniteur polonais, Journal officiel de la République polonaise,
Varsovie, 28 Février 1996, #14.
Pascal Vagnat, 9 November 1997
I saw the Polish Air Ensign flying at the War Memorial. If the Polish
Airforce used it for this purpose it is probably their equivalent of an
Air Ensign. After all the main place you see the Royal Air Force ensign
is at Royal Air Force bases, and the UK civil air ensign is meant to be
flown at civilian airports.
Graham Bartram, 10 November 1997
![[Air Force and Air Defence Flag]](../images/p/pl^air.gif)
by Adam Kroger, 4 Sept 2000, from his
site.
This flag is entitled: FLAGA WOSK LOTNICZYCH I OBRONY POWIETRZNEJ.
See also: Flag of the Navy, Flag
of the Army.
Jarig Bakker, 4 Sept 2000.
This flag is shown in The World Encyclopedia Of Flags (Znamierowski,
p. 83). The insignia is actually a representation of the Polish Air Force's
cap badge. TWEOF shows similar flags for the Polish Army and Navy, both
red with a representation of the appropriate cap bage. According to TWEOF,
all three were adopted in 1993.
Tom Gregg, 23 Apr 2000
Does anyone know how these are used? They don't look like they'd
be flown over military installations (and we know Polish AF bases have
the airfields flag), and the one for the Navy certainly is neither the
ensign nor the jack. So are they parade flags of some kind?
Joe McMillan, 23 Apr 2000
The Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland (Siły Zbrojne Rzeczypospoliej
Polskiej) consist of three Forces:
- The Land Army (Wojska Lądowe)
- The Air Forces and Air Defence (Wojska Lotnicze i Obrony Powietrznej)
- The Navy (Marynarka Wojenna)
All these Forces have flags,established by Sejm 19 February 1993. These
flags (pl^army, pl~navy
and pl^air) are neither ensigns nor jacks. They
are flown over military units on the holiday of each Force.
Grzegorz Skrukwa, 16 Sept 2000
![[Aeronautical flag 1920-30]](../images/p/pl-af20.gif)
by Adam Kromer, from his
site.
![[Aeronautical flag 1920-1930 - variant]](../images/p/pl^air20.gif)
by Jaume Ollé, 30 Oct 2001
In 1920 Poland was the second state (after United Kingdom) that established
an air ensign. It was in use until 1 March 1930. Ratio 5:6
Jaume Ollé, 30 Oct 2001
![[Flag of Military Airports 1930-38]](../images/p/pl-ma30.gif)
by Adam Kromer, from his
site.
![[Flag of Military Airports alternative version]](../images/p/pl^ap30.gif)
by Jaume Ollé, 25 Feb 2002
This is the flag for military airports, taken into use in 1930. Ratio
10:21.
Jaume Ollé, 25 Feb 2002
![[Balloon flag 1930-38]](../images/p/pl-bl30.gif)
by Adam Kromer, from his
site.
![[flag of Military Airports and Balloons 1938-45]](../images/p/pl-mab38.gif)
by Adam Kromer, from his
site.
![[Flag of Military Aviation 1955-1959]](../images/p/pl-ma55.gif)
by Adam Kromer, from his
site.
This Soviet-inspired flag was officially adopted, but practically never
used.
Grzegorz Skrukwa, 12 Mar 2001
![[Flag of Military Aviation 1959-1993]](../images/p/pl-ma59.gif)
by Adam Kromer, from his
site.
![[Flag of Naval Aviation of Border Troops 1959-1990]](../images/p/pl-nab59.gif)
by Adam Kromer, from his
site.
![[Polish Air Forces Sign 1918-21]](../images/p/pl-afs18.gif)
![[Polish Air Forces Sign 1921-93]](../images/p/pl-afs21.gif)
![[Polish Air Forces Sign 1993]](../images/p/pl-afs93.gif)
by Adam Kromer, from his
site.
I believe he refers to the fin flash used by the Polish air force, which
was *not* a flag, even if it does appear as an element in flags of the
Polish air force.
Santiago Dotor, 20 Feb 2001
"Złożenie oznak i oznaczeń Sił Zbrojnych w Instytucie Historycznym im. gen. Sikorskiego nastąpiło na r
ozkaz Szefa Sztabu Głównego w dniu 10 lipca 1947 r. Dowódca składający sztandar otrzymywał dowód złożenia
sztandaru. Tekst polski podpisał Prezes Zarządu Instytutu prof. Stanisław Stroński, a tekst angielski Prez
es Rady Earl of Elgin and Kincardine. W tekście oświadczają oni, „że będą Sztandar ten przechowywali w nal
eżytej pieczy i postąpią z nim w zgodzie z władzami, które zarządziły złożenie go w Instytucie”."
"Data 10 lipca 1947 — data złożenia sztandarów, jest symboliczną datą demobilizacji Polskich sił Zbrojn
ych na Zachodzie."
